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Churchite-(Y)

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Churchite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Maffei Mine, Nitzlbuch, Auerbach in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 7 × 5 cm
Description

Hundreds of white sprays and balls of Churchite-Y microcrystals on brown Limonite matrix.

Very rich specimen from an old collection.

Mineral Data
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Churchite-(Y)

Formula: 
Y(PO4)·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Maffei Mine (Nitzelbuch Mine), Nitzlbuch (Nitzelbuch), Auerbach, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany